Field and Laboratory Wear Tests of Machine Components Used for Renovation of Dirt Roads-A Case Study

Jarosław Selech; Wiktor Majchrzycki; Dariusz Ulbrich

doi:10.3390/ma16186180

Field and Laboratory Wear Tests of Machine Components Used for Renovation of Dirt Roads-A Case Study

Materials (Basel). 2023 Sep 12;16(18):6180. doi: 10.3390/ma16186180.

Authors

Jarosław Selech¹, Wiktor Majchrzycki², Dariusz Ulbrich²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Mechanical Science, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Plytinės 25, LT-10105 Vilnius, Lithuania.
² Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.

Abstract

Renovation of dirt roads requires a reliable and durable work tool. This article includes the methodology of field and bench tests as well as the results of these tests and conclusions for cutters used for dirt road renovation. The main novelty of the research presented in this article was to determine the wear mechanisms occurring during field and laboratory tests, to determine the differences in wear levels and the cost of renovation of one kilometer of dirt road. Calculations of the efficiency of replacing these working elements and the cost of operating various cutters per km are also presented. The lowest mass loss was characterized by milling cutters Ø25 mm mounted on an expansion sleeve and amounted to 130 g. The dominant wear mechanism that was observed after the renovation of dirt roads was micro-scraping and micro-bruising. For this variant, the cost per 1 km of road renovation was also the lowest and amounted to about PLN 2.

Keywords: dirt road; field test; heavy machinery; laboratory test; renovation; wear.

Grants and funding

This work has been financed by the Statutory Activities Fund of the Institute of Machines and Motor Vehicles, Poznan University of Technology (PL) 0414/SBAD/3622.